[LM_NET] Books for 12th grade class

[Diana Luce <dluce@BBCS.K12.NY.US>]

An English 12 teacher has asked me for suggestions of appealing fiction books that 
a 12th-grade class could read as a whole.  Some of the ideas we've considered 
include Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult and Empire Falls by Russo.  The teacher's 
only qualifier is that he wants a book substantial enough to stimulate a good 
conversation.  But he doesn't want anything too long, since these students are busy 
getting ready to graduate.

Does anyone have any suggestions?  I am curious to hear what books you might 
recommend. 

Thanks in advance.

Diana Luce
High School Librarian
Byron-Bergen Central School
Bergen, NY
dluce@bbcs.k12.ny.us

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